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Distant Places, Desperate Times (Psalm 120)
Keith Clemenger
Distress is a significant part of our experience. As God's people we are often surrounded by hostile enemies, base falsehoods, and injustice. At the outset of these Psalms of Ascent, the pilgrim feels the force of this distressing context and pleads with the Lord for help. With honesty about life’s struggles and a persistent choice to hope in God, these songs of pilgrimage to Jerusalem trace our own journey to the heavenly city.
book Psalms 120 book Revelation 4 language English music_note Singer/Songwriter music_note Hymn lightbulb Home lightbulb Desperation lightbulb Trouble lightbulb Distress lightbulb Peace lightbulb Calling lightbulb Faith lightbulb Life lightbulb Justice lightbulb Warfare category Personal category Contemporary
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Have You Been Redeemed?
Rebecca Beese
Over the last 18 months, the Resound Worship community have been talking about community songs, looking to write songs that rely on and draw people in to the singing experience rather songs that just go ahead with a band regardless of who is in the room. I wanted to write something that could be done with a band or a capella and would be enhanced by the congregation providing the percussion through clapping, stamping, clicking, shaking keys... here's what I came up with.
music_note Blues music_note Folk lightbulb Blood lightbulb Redeemer lightbulb Saviour lightbulb Sacrifice lightbulb Power lightbulb Holiness lightbulb Jesus lightbulb Love lightbulb Guidance lightbulb Light lightbulb Trinity category Congregational category Contemporary
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Joy, Joy, Joy
Rebecca Beese, James Martin
If you take a good look at the incredible world that God has created it's kind of hard not to feel a rising sense of gratitude and joy. The world really is remarkable and filled with beauty - we only really have to take a moment to stop and notice it. This song came from one of those moments. I was walking the dog on a gloriously sunny day, blue skies, green grass, listening to a chord sequence James had sent me for a co-write, and my heart began to overflow with the beauty of the day. I began writing the chorus as I walked and the song grew from there. When I sing it I'm transported back to that beautiful day and am filled again with the delight of that moment and thankfulness to God for what is available to us, right on our doorsteps.
lightbulb Joy lightbulb Life lightbulb Gratitude lightbulb Giving lightbulb Wonder lightbulb Celebration lightbulb Goodness category Celebrational category Congregational category Contemporary category Family/All ages
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It'll be alright
Ken Spence
Challenged to write a "Hero" song I chose to write in the style of Tom Petty. Tom was one of the coolest guys in rock and so the title "It'll be alright" is very much in keeping with him. So too I hope the mouth organ and the solo guitar which is a poor man's attempt to copy the Heartbreaker's Mike Campbell.
book 1 Corinthians 9:22 music_note Rock music_note Blues lightbulb Encouragement category Contemporary
article library_music 2 years ago
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God Will Watch Over You (Psalm 121)
Keith Clemenger
Pilgrimage involves confronting the unknown. We realize that we are not in control of outcomes. On his journey, walking through remote wilderness, the pilgrim considers where to look for help. In this psalm he recounts many ways that God is his helper and Guardian, even in times of doubt or pain. God’s sovereign power in creation and his steadfast love for his people are our sure hope of safety.
book Psalms 121 book Isaiah 40:27-31 book Romans 8:31-39 lightbulb Journey lightbulb Life lightbulb Sorrow lightbulb Joy lightbulb Help lightbulb Sadness lightbulb Fear lightbulb Dread lightbulb Covenant lightbulb Protection lightbulb Assurance language English lightbulb Refuge category Reflectional music_note Singer/Songwriter music_note Hymn category Contemporary category Personal
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Glory
Jon Cairns
This song is a declaration of the otherness of God. It speaks of his awesomeness, using the last two verses of Jude. It also talks about our standing before Him, how he has forgiven us and brought us into adoption, and how he has given us a future hope. I often use it as one of the first couple of songs when leading a congregation in worship because it helps us to fix our eyes on God and put Him in His rightful, authoritative, place.
book Jude 1:24-25 lightbulb Adoption lightbulb Glory lightbulb Majesty lightbulb Power lightbulb Victory category Contemporary music_note Rock language English category Congregational lightbulb Authority lightbulb Beauty lightbulb Blood lightbulb Children lightbulb Family lightbulb Holiness lightbulb Jesus
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Reaching Jerusalem (Psalm 122)
Keith Clemenger
The pilgrims were bound for Jerusalem: a place for thanks to God, and to gather as God's people to worship Him. It was a festive homecoming! And yet, centuries later when Jesus looked over Jerusalem, he wept because so many of God's people had missed the life they were created for. As God's people today, we too are strangers longing for a better country. Our hope of arrival in God’s heavenly city is to follow Jesus and trust him completely.
book Psalms 122 book Hebrews 11:10 book Isaiah 9:6-7 book Psalms 33:8 book Isaiah 53:3 book Psalms 57:2 book Matthew 11:29 language English lightbulb Peace lightbulb Jesus lightbulb Jerusalem lightbulb Home lightbulb Trust lightbulb Worship lightbulb Longing lightbulb Justice lightbulb Love lightbulb Hope music_note Singer/Songwriter music_note Hymn category Contemporary category Invitational category Celebrational
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I Trust You Lord
John Grummitt
A song inspired by Proverbs 3:5-6
book Proverbs 3:5-6 lightbulb Faith lightbulb Trust category Contemporary language English category Congregational
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Praise Awaits You
Jon Cairns
I'm part of a worship songwriting group, the Resound 12 Song Challenge, which encourages songwriters to write a song each month. This came out of a challenge from March of 2023, whose theme was to write a song based on one of the more unusual Psalms. Psalm 65 jumped out to me, and this was the result. It's a simple song of declaration and an invitation to worship, so it works well as an opening song in a worship set.
book Psalms 65 lightbulb Power lightbulb Praise lightbulb Psalms lightbulb Thanksgiving lightbulb Worship lightbulb Zion category Contemporary language English category Congregational music_note Rock category Declarational lightbulb Awesome lightbulb Blessing lightbulb Hope lightbulb Joy lightbulb Prayer lightbulb Sin lightbulb Strength
article library_music note 2 years ago